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hrmjustin

(71,265 posts) Thu Oct 10, 2013, 02:01 PM Oct 2013

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Diana Nyad completes 48-hour swim in Herald Square

Eyewitness News

NEW YORK (WABC) -- It was an unusual site for sure in the heart of New York City, a 42,000-gallon swimming pool custom built in Herald Square.

It was part of a quest to swim for 48 hours straight, not easy even for an extreme athlete like Diana Nyad, the woman who recently completed a swim through shark and jellyfish-infested waters from Cuba to Florida.

But on Thursday morning, Nyad emerged from the pool having raised more than $100,000 for victims of Superstorm Sandy.

"It honestly was tougher than I ever imagined it to be," the 64-year-old Nyad said as she emerged from the pool at 8:48 a.m. Her words were drowned out by the crowd's whooping, claps and cheers.

Read more at http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/local/new_york&id=9279108

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Diana Nyad completes 48-hour swim in Herald Square (Original Post) hrmjustin Oct 2013 OP

Congratulations to her, at least she avoided New York City's 'alligator infested sewers'... n/t PoliticAverse Oct 2013 #1

Or the rat infested East River. hrmjustin Oct 2013 #4

She should relax TlalocW Oct 2013 #2

She is an amazing woman. hrmjustin Oct 2013 #3

I would think she's had enough water for a while. n/t PoliticAverse Oct 2013 #8

WOW! LeftofObama Oct 2013 #5

I would as well. She is an amazing woman. hrmjustin Oct 2013 #6

My admiration for her is great. Worried senior Oct 2013 #7

She is about twice my age and I could not keep up with her. hrmjustin Oct 2013 #9

PoliticAverse

(26,366 posts)

1. Congratulations to her, at least she avoided New York City's 'alligator infested sewers'... n/t

Reply to hrmjustin (Original post)

Thu Oct 10, 2013, 02:08 PM

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hrmjustin

(71,265 posts)

4. Or the rat infested East River.

Reply to PoliticAverse (Reply #1)

Thu Oct 10, 2013, 02:19 PM

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TlalocW

(15,392 posts)

2. She should relax

Reply to hrmjustin (Original post)

Thu Oct 10, 2013, 02:09 PM

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In a hot tub for a while.

TlalocW

hrmjustin

(71,265 posts)

3. She is an amazing woman.

Reply to TlalocW (Reply #2)

Thu Oct 10, 2013, 02:18 PM

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PoliticAverse

(26,366 posts)

8. I would think she's had enough water for a while. n/t

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Thu Oct 10, 2013, 02:37 PM

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LeftofObama

(4,243 posts)

5. WOW!

Reply to hrmjustin (Original post)

Thu Oct 10, 2013, 02:22 PM

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I would love to have just a fraction of the energy of this woman. Just wow!

hrmjustin

(71,265 posts)

6. I would as well. She is an amazing woman.

Reply to LeftofObama (Reply #5)

Thu Oct 10, 2013, 02:23 PM

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Worried senior

(1,328 posts)

7. My admiration for her is great.

Reply to hrmjustin (Original post)

Thu Oct 10, 2013, 02:37 PM

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She is my age and there is no way I could do any of what she does. Wish I could.

hrmjustin

(71,265 posts)

9. She is about twice my age and I could not keep up with her.

Reply to Worried senior (Reply #7)

Thu Oct 10, 2013, 02:41 PM

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